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What is the Difference Between a CTO and VP of Engineering?
Previously Published to Propelo.AI on What it means to be VP of Engineering Constantly raising the bar for innovation, quality and productivity, the success of most engineering organizations depends on the ingenuity of one leader in particular — an advocate for technical teams, a “people person,” and one who leads by example. The vice president of engineering is someone who’s strong in what BuiltIn calls the ‘people arts’ — arts that include the skillful recruiting, mentoring and coaching of others, the ability to provide structure, define process, and communicate effortlessly with internal stakeholders and customers. Setting high standards for individual performance, this person works with technical directors and those who manage engineering…
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What Is MTTR?: The DORA Metric You Need To Know
What Is “Mean Time To Recovery (MTTR)”? — A Complete Overview Previously Published to Propelo.AI DORA metrics are cornerstone to the software engineering culture that is DevOps. In fact, DORA is actually an acronym for “DevOps Research and Analytics,” a practice that has been widely adopted by engineering organizations all over the world. It’s an excellent tool for improving the performance, productivity and efficiency of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) — but an even better tool for making sure products are safe, secure, reliable and always available to the end-user. Since its conception, DORA has only consisted of four priority metrics: It has since added the fifth metric of reliability, as…
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What is the Purpose of the Sprint Retrospective?
10 Ways to Improve Your Next Sprint Retrospective Meeting Previous Published on Propelo.AI What is the Sprint Retrospective in Scrum? Dictionary.com defines a retrospective as the “looking back on or dealing with past events or situations.“ It’s a reflection of sorts. And in the case of a sprint retrospective, it’s the reflection of past sprint events — a meeting between various members of the engineering team and stakeholders in the organization. Everyone has a chance to speak — and every voice is valued. So, what is the purpose of the sprint retrospective meeting? Who attends this meeting? And how often does it happen? Within the Agile framework, there are what you call the five…
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How To Create Jira Dashboards — And 6 Reasons It’s Not Enough
Step-by-Step Guides: How To Create Jira Dashboards, Reports and Gadgets — And 6 Reasons Why They Might Just Not Be Enough | Previously Published to Propelo.AI Engineering leaders need to stay ahead of the data. They need to be aware of the bigger picture while gaining an in-depth knowledge of each and every factor plaguing teams along the way. Data must be accurate — the closer to real-time, the better. Data must be purposeful — sometimes, the smallest details cause the greatest impact. What are Jira dashboards? Jira is a fully-scalable workflow management tool designed for agile environments, with scrum, Kanban and large-scale Scrum (LeSS) capabilities. It makes the work of project…
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Startup Obtains Industry-Leading Certification, Continues Focus On The Future Of Engineering Excellence
Previously published to NewsBreak Last week, Propelo Inc, the world’s leading engineering excellence platform, dropped some pretty exciting news within the DevOps community. Known for its no-code workflow automation, the company recently attained its SOC-2 Type II certification, proving that it truly values data privacy and security. The credential was awarded to Propelo under the Trust Service Principles (TSP) and Criteria framework developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). After undergoing an extensive certification process, the company remains committed to protecting its enterprise-level clientele, and their most crucial data, while excited to move forward as “the future of engineering excellence.” Propelo is “quickly becoming a vital management tool” in the eyes of…
